Randal S. Olson · Optimal road trips

An optimized road trip to 14 U.S. state capitols

Restored in 2026 with open data. Originally published June 5, 2016. Read the original post. Routes are recomputed on OpenStreetMap, so distances can differ from the original.

An optimized road trip to 14 U.S. state capitols 14 stops · 2,279 mi · 47.1 hours driving
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Stops
14round trip
Distance
2,279 mi3,667 km
Time driving
47.1 hours2 days nonstop
Legs
14all by road

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